League of Legends (LoL) legend Faker, Lee Sang-hyeok, will seek a second straight Asian Games gold medal.
The Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) on the 18th released the final list of national team athlete and coach candidates for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games esports events.
There are 11 esports disciplines at the Aichi-Nagoya AG. Korea will compete in nine: ▲ fighting games (Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, The King of Fighters XV) ▲ Pokémon Unite ▲ Honor of Kings ▲ League of Legends ▲ PUBG Mobile (Asian Games version) ▲ Identity V (Asian Games version) ▲ Gran Turismo 7 ▲ eFootball series ▲ Puyo Puyo Champions.
For League of Legends, top laner Choi Woo-je, jungler Kim Geon-bu, mid laners Kim Gun-woo and Lee Sang-hyeok, bottom laner Lee Min-hyeong, and support Ryu Min-seok were named. Kang Dong-hoon, who previously managed KT Rolster, was selected as head coach of the national team.
Faker, Zeus, and Keria also competed as national team members at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, where esports was first adopted as a medal event. In the final, they swept China 2-0 in sets to lift the gold medal.
In the fighting games, Yeon Je-gil was selected for Street Fighter 6, Bae Jae-min for Tekken 8, and Lee Gwang-no for The King of Fighters XV. Kang Seong-hoon, a director at SPIRIT ZERO who coached at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, was chosen as coach.
For PUBG Mobile, Park Sang-cheol, Kim Jun-ha, Jeon Hyeon-bin, Song Su-an, and Jeong Yu-chan were named as candidates. Coach Yun Sang-hoon of Nongshim RedForce was appointed as coach.
For Gran Turismo 7, Kim Young-chan was selected for the national team, and for eFootball, Song Young-u for PC and Kim Do-gyeom for mobile were named.
KeSPA said it will accept official objections to the list of dispatched candidates until the 28th, and, after approval by the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) Performance Improvement Committee next month, will finalize the national team roster.